Hennepin County Administrator Richard Johnson said much of the county’s state funding, particularly that used for critical human services, will likely be distributed during the state government shutdown.
Johnson spoke Wednesday at a special meeting of the Hennepin County Board. Commissioners discussed their next steps during the state government shutdown, including any special requests commissioners would like to make before Judge Kathleen Blatz, the special master of the court proceedings.
Board Chair Mike Opat suggested this approach to the shutdown may take the pressure off legislative leaders and the governor to compromise on a budget agreement.
“The clients (of the county’s social services) will feel the effects of a shutdown, of course,” he said. “But their family won’t, necessarily, and they’re the people who need to start pressuring legislators. The easier (the shutdown) is, the longer it will go on.”
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